US Divided Over Support for Turkey in Syria, Jeffrey Says

Thursday, 5 March 2020James Jeffrey, US special representative for Syria, addresses the media in Geneva, Switzerland, Oct. 25, 2019. Photo: Reuters / Denis Balibouse / File. There is no unanimity in Washington over support for Turkey in Syria’s Idlib because of Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 defense systems, US envoy James Jeffrey said on Thursday. Fighting in Idlib has intensified in recent weeks...